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If you’ve run a lead generation campaign, or have plenty of contacts that might have gone cold, or are capturing details on your website and don’t know what to do with them, an ongoing lead nurturing program is a great way to reignite the fire, move people along your funnel, and identify the keenest prospects. It takes time and energy to turn prospects into paying customers. Often in business-to-business transactions the buying cycle is a long one, but a lead nurture strategy can increase the chances that a sale will be the end result. Here are 5 of the best ways to nurture your leads. 1. Short term nurture track This approach can be triggered by a particular event. For example, it could be when someone first makes an enquiry or gives you their details, or it could be sent to anyone who hasn’t done [...]

So you’re back from a conference, or you’ve recently completed a lead generation campaign. But how do you work out who is the keenest, and who is going to be happy to hear from you? Here are our three top tips. 1. One step at a time Resist the temptation to jump all over your new leads straight away. As in any relationship, if you rush things you might put the other person off. Of course, if you’ve got people inquiring and wanting a response on your website, or you met them at a trade show and they were keen, you should get in touch straight away. But if they tell you they’re not ready yet or just browsing, or you’ve a bunch of leads from a raffle you held on your expo stand, or an online lead generation campaign, then you need to take [...]